• KSBB Journal
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.283-291
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• 1995

Aminopeptidase M(ApM)을 Cellufine Formyl 에 고정화시켜 고정화 효소의 반응특성을 고찰하고, 고정화 ApM을 충진한 column reactor를 이용하여 메치오닐 인간 성장 호르몬(met-hGH)으로부터 천연형 인간 성장 호르몬(hGH)의 연속 생산을 검토 하였다. Cellufine Formyl 19 gel당 2.3mg의 ApM 이 결합되었을 때 met-hGH의 hGH로의 전환능력이 가장 우수하였다. Soluble enzyme과 고정화 효 소의 반응 최적 pH는 7.0, 반응 최적 온도는 $55^{\circ}C$로 통일하였으나 고정화에 의해 pH 벙위가 보다 넓 어졌으며, column reactor에서 연속 운전시 최적온 도 역시 $55^{\circ}C$로 나타났다. Column reactor를 이용 한 천연형 hGH의 연속 생산시 met-hGH가 100% 전환되는 조건에서 hGH 수율과 생산성은 각각 약 77%와 약 0.8mg hGH/ml.h이었다. 반응기 크기 를 5배 증가시켰을 때 두 반융기에서 유속 SV 값이 통일하면 met-hGH 전환율과 hGH 수율이 통일하 였으며, 90일간의 연속 운전 결과로 예측한 column reactor의 반감기는 45t에서 228일, $55^{\circ}C$에서 81 일로 비교척 안정하였다.

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Dietary and Medicinal Antimutgens and Anticarcinogens
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• pp.154-155
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• 2001

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an inducible enzyme expressed in response to a variety of proinflammatory agents and cytokines. COX-2 expression has been shown to be elevated in several different types of human cancer. The presence of oncogenic ras has been associated with constitutive induction of COX-2 in certain H-ras transformed cells, and COX-2 overexpression confers resistance to apoptosis.(omitted)

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.74-79
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• 2005

The H19 gene, located at human chromosome 11p15.5, is imprinted in most normal human tissues. However, imprinting is often lost in tumors suggesting H19 is a putative tumor suppressor. We analyzed the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of a 16 kb region that includes the H19 gene and its imprinting control region (ICR) in the Korean population. To identify SNPs, we directly sequenced this region in 18 Korean subjects. We identified 64 SNPs, of which 7 were in the exons of H19, 2 were in the introns, 14 were in the 3' intergenic region and 41 were in the 5' intergenic region. Of the 64 SNPs, 21 had not previously been reported and thus appear to be unique to the Korean population. The identified SNPs of H19 in the Korean population may eventually be useful as genetic markers associated with various diseases. In this study, 7 of the 64 identified SNPs were at CTCF binding sites in the ICR and may affect regulation of H19 gene imprinting. Thus, several genetic variations of the H19 gene may be important markers in human diseases that involve genomic imprinting, including cancer.

• International Journal of Stem Cells
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.234-243
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• 2023

The recent advances in human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) enable to precisely edit the desired bases in hPSCs to be used for the establishment of isogenic disease models and autologous ex vivo cell therapy. The knock-in approach based on the homologous directed repair with Cas9 endonuclease, causing DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), produces not only insertion and deletion (indel) mutations but also deleterious large deletions. On the contrary, due to the lack of Cas9 endonuclease activity, base editors (BEs) such as adenine base editor (ABE) and cytosine base editor (CBE) allow precise base substitution by conjugated deaminase activity, free from DSB formation. Despite the limitation of BEs in transition substitution, precise base editing by BEs with no massive off-targets is suggested to be a prospective alternative in hPSCs for clinical applications. Considering the unique cellular characteristics of hPSCs, a few points should be considered. Herein, we describe an updated and optimized protocol for base editing in hPSCs. We also describe an improved methodology for CBE-based C to T substitutions, which are generally lower than A to G substitutions in hPSCs.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.552-560
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• 2020

Human carbonic anhydrase (CA) isozyme II has been used as protein target for disorder treatment including glaucoma. Current clinically used sulfonamide-based CA inhibitors can induce side effects, and so alternatives are required. This study aimed to investigate a natural CA inhibitor from Murraya paniculata. The previously developed yeast-based assay was used to screen 14 compounds isolated from M. paniculata and identified by NMR analysis for anti-human CA isozyme II (hCAII) activity. Cytotoxicity of the compounds was also tested using the same yeast-based assay but in a different cultivation condition. Two flavonoid candidate compounds, 5, 6, 7, 8, 3', 4', 5'-heptamethoxyflavone (4) and 3, 5, 7, 8, 3', 4', 5'-heptamethoxyflavone (9), showed potent inhibitory activity against hCAII with a minimal effective concentration of 10.8 and 21.5 μM, respectively, while they both exhibited no cytotoxic effect, even at the highest concentration tested (170 μM). The results from an in vitro esterase assay of the two candidates confirmed their hCAII inhibitory activity with IC₅₀ values of 24.0 and 34.3 μM, respectively. To investigate the potential inhibition mechanism of compound 4, in silico molecular docking was performed using the FlexX and SwissDock software. This revealed that compound 4 coordinated with the Zn²⁺ ion in the hCAII active site through its methoxy oxygen at a distance of 1.60 Å (FlexX) or 2.29 Å (SwissDock). The interaction energy of compound 4 with hCAII was -13.36 kcal/mol. Thus, compound 4 is a potent novel flavonoid-based hCAII inhibitor and may be useful for further anti-CAII design and development.

• BMB Reports
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.404-407
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• 2008

A 345-bp gene that encodes human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (hBMP-2) has been synthesized. The codon usage of the resulting gene was modified to include those triplets that are utilized in highly expressed Escherichia coli genes. The hBMP-2 gene was efficiently expressed in E. coli as a soluble and active protein. Since the recombinant hBMP-2 was readily solublized, no further solublization steps were required throughout purification. No additional tagging residues were introduced into the synthetic hBMP-2 gene product. The developed synthetic gene is a promising approach for scaling-up the soluble expression of hBMP-2.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.147-161
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• 2012

Human melanocortin-4 receptor (hMC4R) among MC-Rs, expressed in the brain, is in charge of the control on energy homeostasis and food intake. The structure and function of human MC4R have been studied to understand their essential function and roles. To investigate the structure and function, it is necessary to prepare sufficient amounts of proteins. However, their expression and purification is demanding and time-consuming due to their innate insoluble and toxic properties. The heterozygous mutations of hMC4R, exchange of Asp 90 to Asn located in second transmembrane, cause severe obesity in human. To obtain purified hMC4R wt-TM2 for structural studies, it was first over-expressed and purified by fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) and then solution NMR studies were performed to get high-resolution spectra. In here, we established optimized purification scheme to get more purified target peptide.

• 생약학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.116-122
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• 2015

Keratinocytes are first barrier against outer challenges on skin. However, it is still largely unknown about effective protectors against ultraviolet B (UVB), and oxidative stress in human keratinocyte, HaCaT cells. Inducible heme oxygenase (HO)-1 acts against oxidants that are thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of skin disorders. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Portulaca oleracea 70% EtOH extracts against hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-induced oxidative stress in human keratinocytes, HaCaT cells. P. oleracea 70% EtOH extracts showed the potent protective effects on H₂O₂-induced toxicity by induced the expression of HO-1 in human keratinocyte, HaCaT cells. Furthermore, P. oleracea 70 % EtOH extracts caused the nuclear accumulation of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) in human keratinocytes, HaCaT cells. In addition, we found that treatment with c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor (SP600125) reduced P. oleracea 70% EtOH extracts-induced HO-1 expression, and JNK inhibitor (SP600125) also inhibited protective effects by P. oleracea 70% EtOH extracts. Therefore, these results suggest that P. oleracea 70 % EtOH extracts increases cellular resistance to H₂O₂-induced oxidative injury in human keratinocyte, HaCaT cells, presumably through JNK pathway-Nrf2-dependent HO-1 expression.

• 센서학회지
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.327-333
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• 1998

본 논문에서는 실내 환경에서의 환경 인자에 대한 사람의 감성을 측정하기 위한 감성 측정기를 개발하였다. 온도, 습도, $CO_2$ 및 $C_4H_{10}$ 농도를 측정할 수 있는 네가지 종류의 센서를 사용하였는데, 감성지수를 정의하기 위해서는 온도, 습도, $CO_2$ 센서만을 사용하였고, $C_4H_{10}$ 센서는 내부 공기의 유해도 측정을 위해 사용하였다. 제안한 측정기는 온도, 습도, $CO_2$ 농도 각각에 대해 따로 감성지수를 설정하고 이를 조합하여 현재 실내환경에 대한 최종 감성지수를 제시하도록 하였다. 제안된 알고리듬의 타당성을 PC 윈도우 95환경에서의 시뮬레이터를 이용하여 확인하였고, 마이크로 프로세서를 사용하여 독립적인 감성측정기를 제작하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.131-135
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• 1999

원숭이 콩팥세포를 T-flask에서 배양할 때 로타바이러스 감염에 미치는 protease, $CaCl_2$. EGTA, po]ybrene 감염배지내에서 pH의 영향과 formaldehyde에 의한 로타바이러스의 inactivation 정도를 조사하였다. 로타바이러스의 증식은 trypsin이나 clostripain과 같은 protease의 첨가에 의해 크게 향상되었다. $CaCl_2$ 농도가 300 mg/ml이거나 pH가 8인 감염배지에서 로타바이러스의 증식은 각각 8 및 10 배 증가하였다 그러나 EGTA 와 polybrene을 감염배지에 첨가하였을 때 바이러스 증식은 감소하였다. Fonnaldehyde는 로타바이러스 inactivation에 유효하였으며 로타바이러스의 농도는 fomrmaldehyde를 처리하였을 때 1 시간 후 약 53-95% 수준으로 감소하였으며 12 시간 후에는 로타바이러스가 98% 이상 inactivation 되었다.